Goal line drop outs

I was under the impression that in RL on the line = over the line. But recently I've been seeing gldo's given for the ball being ON the try line. So surely by the earlier logic if it was on the try line that would mean it would be in the field of play? Why the exception?

I was under the impression that in RL on the line = over the line. But recently I've been seeing gldo's given for the ball being ON the try line. So surely by the earlier logic if it was on the try line that would mean it would be in the field of play? Why the exception?

I was under the impression that in RL on the line = over the line. But recently I've been seeing gldo's given for the ball being ON the try line. So surely by the earlier logic if it was on the try line that would mean it would be in the field of play? Why the exception?

Don't see how I contradict myself, if the attacking team grounds the ball on the try line, it is over the line and therefore is a try. So why if the defending team grounds the ball on the try line is it not 'over the line' and play on?

Don't see how I contradict myself, if the attacking team grounds the ball on the try line, it is over the line and therefore is a try. So why if the defending team grounds the ball on the try line is it not 'over the line' and play on?

Don't see how I contradict myself, if the attacking team grounds the ball on the try line, it is over the line and therefore is a try. So why if the defending team grounds the ball on the try line is it not 'over the line' and play on?

The try line is in goal, which you acknowledge.

Hence, if the defending side have the ball on the line, they are tackled in goal I.e a drop out.

No he doesn't really. I see his point. The line is defined in the laws as in-goal. It could just as easily be defined as being in the field of play. When you're making the rules up you have to choose one or the other but the choice itself is 50/50.

The effect of these line rules is that one edge of the line is the marker. In rugby, the inside edge of the line is the touch line, whereas in soccer it's the outside edge.

No he doesn't really. I see his point. The line is defined in the laws as in-goal. It could just as easily be defined as being in the field of play. When you're making the rules up you have to choose one or the other but the choice itself is 50/50.

The effect of these line rules is that one edge of the line is the marker. In rugby, the inside edge of the line is the touch line, whereas in soccer it's the outside edge.

He doesn't contradict himself he's just wrong. As far as I can tell he's under the impression that the in goal line means 'over the line' if touched, it doesn't.

If you applied the OP's logic to touchlines then, if a ball was kicked over the touchline but before it lands a player jumps from the field of and thumps it back towards in field and it lands on the line it wouldn't be in touch.